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Projectile motion involves an object moving through the air under the influence of gravity. A projectile has independent motion in the horizontal and vertical directions, moving at a constant horizontal velocity while accelerating downward due to gravity. The document discusses key concepts like range, maximum height, velocity and launch angle.

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Projectile

Projectile motion involves an object moving through the air under the influence of gravity. A projectile has independent motion in the horizontal and vertical directions, moving at a constant horizontal velocity while accelerating downward due to gravity. The document discusses key concepts like range, maximum height, velocity and launch angle.

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Projectile Motion

What is a projectile?
 Any object that moves through the air or space
First…
 Let’s think about objects that move in a
straight line…
Horizontal Motion
 If there were no gravity,
an object moving
horizontally (in the x-
direction) would
continue to move
_________________
in a straight line
Vertical Motion
 If an object is dropped
vertically (in the y-
direction), then
gravity causes it to
_________
_______________
accelerate
downwards
Projectile Motion
 combination
Projectile motion is a ________________!

 In the x-direction, it continues to move at a __________


constant
speed, but in the y-direction, it ___________downwards
accelerate
because of gravity!
Take-Home Message!!!
 For a projectile: THE X-VELOCITY IS
INDEPENDENT OF THE Y-
_________________
VELOCITY!!!
 The speed in the x-direction doesn’t care what
the speed in the y-direction is!
Why?
 gravity only pulling in one direction
Remember that _____________is
right or left
down and nothing is pulling ________________
(__________!)
 If there were no gravity, a projectile would go _____________forever:
straight
Velocity Vectors
 directionso it can be
Remember that velocity has a ____________,
vectors
represented using ____________!
 We can break down the velocity into separate x- and y-
components:
Velocity Vectors
 Let’s examine the x and y velocity vectors for a projectile:

constant
 increasesstays __________and its y-velocity
Its x-velocity
_____________.
 Just like in free-fall: Y-Velocity

decreases
• Velocity in the y-direction ___________on the way up, and
increases
____________on the way down
• At the top of the path, the y-velocity is always ______
zero
equals
• Velocity on the way up ________velocity on the way down
height
*Checkpoint Question 1*
 If you were walking at a constant velocity with
a baseball and threw it up into the air while
you were walking, would it fall
• A. in front of you
• B. behind you
• C. right back into your hands?
 Why??
Answer!
 Its y-velocity is different than yours, but its x-velocity stays the
same as you. It should land back into your hands!
**Checkpoint Question 2**
 An airplane is carrying a bomb and traveling
with a velocity of 1,100 mph east. If it releases
its bomb and continues at that velocity, will the
bomb land:
• A. Directly underneath the plane
• B. Behind the plane
• C. Ahead of the plane
Answer!

 If they’re going at the same x-velocity, it will land


***Checkpoint Question 3***
 Suppose two balls released from
the same height: one is dropped
from rest, and the other is
thrown horizontally. Which will
hit the ground first? Why?
 They will hit at the same time,
because they are both being
pulled by gravity at the same
rate! Only one will have a
greater x-range.
X-Range and Max Vertical Height
 Your x- distance is called your __________and
range your
y-distance is called your __________. height
 Your range and height depend on:
• The _______
angle that the projectile is launched at and
• The __________it
velocity is launched at
Angle
 Increasing your angle increases your range until you reach 45°.
 45° to 90°, increasing your angle decreases your range.
Initial Velocity
 The greater the initial velocity of a projectile,
the ____________itfarther
will go:
The trajectory of an object depends on how fast it is
moving horizontally and how long gravity acts on it for.

Earth
The trajectory of an object depends on how fast it is
moving horizontally and how long gravity acts on it for.

Small horizontal velocity

Earth
The trajectory of an object depends on how fast it is
moving horizontally and how long gravity acts on it for.

Medium horizontal velocity

Earth
The trajectory of an object depends on how fast it is
moving horizontally and how long gravity acts on it for.

Fast horizontal velocity

Earth
Projectile Motion

A projectile is always falling.


The faster it moves horizontally, the farther
away it will be when it hits the ground.

Medium
Slow Fast

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